Parker is Albany’s leading
champion for families threatened with the loss of their home, and he’s even
proposed using state tax dollars to help bail out homeowners.

In failing to pay his own
mortgage, Parker might claim he’s just following his own advice, contained in a
brochure he’s distributed to constituents (but, oddly, which seems no longer to
be available on the Senate Democrats’ new super-duper website).

In the brochure, Parker warns
homeowners to avoid “common mistakes,” like “Reacting too quickly” (Take a deep
breath and assess your situation), and “Giving up” (Do not consider bankruptcy
without first considering all other options).

He also rails against
“disingenuous lenders” who “tricked people” into thinking they could afford
high-priced (like, say, $600,000) homes.

“These are our friends, our
neighbors or perhaps, your own family…people who only wanted the ‘American
dream.’”

You may recall Parker for his
“nothing to protect up there but the silos” tirade against additional
funding for North Country homeland security initiatives, which prompted an
impassioned defense of our region by our former Sen. Jim Wright (don’t you miss
him?).

By the way, don’t ask Parker
about all this.

He’s (NY Post) been
arrested
for allegedly assaulting a photographer who was covering the story.

Both democrats and republicans are facing foreclosure, unemployment and the economic problems that come with all of that, including not being able to pay mortgages. No Albany Democrat or Republican, politicians all, keep their promises.

Why don't you phonies give Renzi's retirement story a rest? There was nothing there - just more of the local government good old boys abusing the system as they've been doing for decades. Don't blame Renzi for the locals' thievery.

And no, IV, I don't miss Jim Wright whatsoever. There are planty of other arrogant, condescending, know-it-alls in Albany and the power brokers seats around the North Country.

I've yet to see any tangible proof of Wright's good work on our behalf. Anything thing we may have gained through Wright's tenure was only something that would be an even greater political benefit to Wright. He's another phoney.

Those of us with pair of balls are not afraid to praise the fact that his sorry ass is no longer screwing things up for us. He's DANC's problem now, and he can't really do too much damage there as the Democrats control Albany and they'll only throw DANC a few scraps now and then to make Darrel the Dolt look good.

So, stop sucking up to Lord Jim (you've been carrying his water for far too long - even Patti Ricthie is too stupid to realize you were Wright's boy in the election she so handily lost of Darrel) and give him a good kick in the ass on his way out the door with the rest of us.

Not at all the same thing, 9:15. But again, if that's what you're comfortable with. Go with it. Obviously being a donkey, and defending them under any circumstances, is what you're all about. You are the kind of person who has brought NY to the place it is. Congrats.

Ironic, isn't it, that when Hiram Monserrate was charged with two felonies for slashing his girlfriend, Smith didn't remove him from a committee, and even hosted a fundraiser for him.

Now he jumps all over Parker within hours of his arrest and strips him of his committee and lulu.

Two standards? Learning from the oast? Or just more Albany Democrat hypocrisy?

(Incidentally, Darrel A still hasn't commented publicly on the Monserrate arrest. Or on the Efrain Gonzalez guilty plea. Will he say anything about Parker, who once said that there was nothing in the North Country worth protecting from terrorist attack?)